Route - Beacons Way Day 7
Weather - Light to moderate winds, mostly overcast with good visibility, odd wintry shower
Learning Points/Skills Practices - Route planning including route cards for the group. Map to ground and ground to map, identified route on ground and followed with minimum use of maps. Pacing the group due to distance covered during the day. Supported novice walkers within the group.
Group - 8
Camp style - not applicable
The individual takes part in the planning and leadership - yes
Navigation skills are required away from marked paths - Followed Beacons way, some areas with no visible path on ground
Experience must be in terrain and weather comparable to that found in UK and Irish hills - Yes Brecon Beacons
Knowledge is increased and skills practised - see above
Attention is paid to safety - Providing advice to novice walkers
The journey is five hours or more - Yes, 6:55
Adverse conditions may be encountered - Cold wind encountered coming off Garreg Lwyd
Ascent of a substantial peak would normally be included in the day - Yes, Garreg Las, Foel Fraith & Garreg Lwyd (Moel Gornach)
Area :
Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park
Bannau Brycheiniog (the Brecon Beacons) is a mountain range in South Wales. In a narrow sense, the name refers to the range of Old Red Sandstone peaks popular with walkers which lie to the south of Brecon. Sometimes referred to as "the central Beacons" they include South Wales' highest mountain, Pen y Fan. The range forms the central section of the Brecon Beacons National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog), a designation which also encompasses ranges both to the east and the west of "the central Beacons". This much wider area is also commonly referred to as "the Brecon Beacons".
